After finally figuring out the truth about the Eternal Sleeper Project Zero, and finally knowing what those paranoid and extreme "psychic manipulators" wanted to achieve, Gawain felt a sense of surprise in his heart. , and a whole bunch of new questions.
"Is this Project Zero...effective?"
"It should have a certain effect, otherwise they would not continue to promote the project until today, which requires staggering costs, "Daniel replied. Obviously, even though he has been promoted to archbishop, due to the short promotion time, he has not had time to access all the core secrets. His knowledge of Project Zero is still limited, and he can only rely on some things. Speculating, "In the process of communicating with other archbishops, I heard them vaguely mention that at least before the sandbox got out of control, complete 'godless existence' was indeed realized in those dream worlds."
"But the sandbox is still out of control..." Gawain frowned, "How exactly did it get out of control?"
"The reason has not yet been identified, but Archbishop Selina Gerfen once mentioned A little later - traces of gods were suspected to be found in the out-of-control sandbox."
Gawain raised his eyebrows slightly. He heard a familiar name in Daniel's report, but he soon found it. He put this matter aside for the time being, because another thing made his heart skip a beat:
The traces of gods! ! < /p>
"Yes, all information related to the sandbox has been checked, and all minds entering the sandbox have undergone extremely strict selection, but the sandbox is still contaminated by the gods," Daniel expressed He said solemnly, "The out-of-control sandbox is called 'Sandbox No. 1'. It is the core of the entire Project Zero. It is also the one with the most complete 'world structure' and the longest running time among all test sandboxes."< /p>
Then the old mage paused and continued: "After losing control, the world is in a state that cannot be closed. It has implemented self-sealing, and its interior is evolving rapidly under the action of the time iteration effect. , in the first few hours, its internal historical process may have completely deviated from the 'script' developed by the external deduction team, and no one knows the specific situation now. ”
Daniel. The report is full of professional vocabulary that is difficult for ordinary people to understand. Some words even feel a bit ahead of the times, but Gao Wen himself is already a professional in the field of eternal sleeper technology, so he has no difficulty in understanding it.
He then asked: "How did this accident affect the normal operation of the mental network?"
"The sandbox overflowed," Daniel replied immediately, "Although the sandbox is closed by design, you should know that its operation requires the intervention of the caster's consciousness, and the spell of the eternal sleeper is not like the 'immersion chamber' we created. It does not have a triple fuse and a settingThere is an emergency stop button on the lid, and it completely relies on the caster's own mind barrier to ensure 'safety'..."
Gawain has a deep understanding of the technology of the Eternal Sleeper, and he guessed the truth almost instantly: " The operator is contaminated. ”
“Yes, the operators responsible for monitoring Sandbox No. 1 were contaminated, and then the overflow data used their brains as a springboard, quickly occupied several key ports, and began to spread to the mind network— —The spread was very rapid, and by the time peripheral personnel realized something was wrong, the contamination was already out of control. "
"What measures have the Eternal Sleepers taken so far? Gawain frowned and asked, "Are they effective?" "
"They are constantly resetting and clearing contaminated areas, and deleting the short-term memory of some contaminated nodes, but these measures can only temporarily maintain the status quo. In addition, they also use a method called ' Hysteresis' measure, the hysteresis can produce reverse time iteration, which successfully reduces the time lapse speed in Sandbox No. 1 to synchronize with the real world. This can be regarded as the most effective measure at present-otherwise, I am afraid it will only take one In two days, the pollution in Sandbox No. 1 will evolve to a level that no one can control. "
Listening to Daniel's answer, Gawain couldn't help but widen his eyes: "That's all? "
Daniel nodded: "These are the measures taken so far - because they want to use my capabilities in network architecture and information security to solve the problem, they have not taken these countermeasures. Hiding something from me, the information should be true and reliable. ”
“Didn’t they try to forcibly cut off the connection between the sandbox and the backbone network? Gawain was confused, "I mean in the real world, the forced cutting off on the material level." "
"This will lead to the death of all the 'brain servants' that make up the sandbox world..." Daniel's expression seemed a little subtle when he answered here, "At least half of the archbishops are opposed to this...even The popes objected. "
At this moment, Gawain even suspected that he was hearing hallucinations, and couldn't help but confirm it again: "...They did not perform physical cutting because those 'brain slaves' would die, not What other reason? "
Daniel nodded: "At least that's the information I got. "
Gawain was a little dumbfounded: "You... I mean them, aren't they cultists? "
"...I am also deeply surprised, but compared with the Order of the Eternal Sleeper and the Death of All Things, it is indeed a relatively...'mild' dark sect," Daniel's expression was still subtle, and The more he spoke, the more subtle he became, "Of course, the very existence of a 'thing' like a 'brain servant' cannot be said to be very gentle. "
"...Perhaps it's because they judged that the loss would be too great and they were unwilling to spend huge costs to 'make' a new batch of 'brain servants'. It's almost like cherishing tools. Mentality," Gawain couldn't think of a better explanation for a moment, so he could only talk casually and bypass the topic, "In short, alwaysIt's obvious now that Sleeper has no better way to solve the problem, or so it is. ”
“Yes, my lord. "Daniel replied.
"Then you should do your best to help them find a way." Gawain shook his head. Although he was full of a sense of disobedience, he still had to say this, "In order to protect the spiritual network. Priority, if it is really unsafe... evacuate in time, I will find another way to contact you. "
"Yes, my lord..."
Daniel responded respectfully, but when he was halfway through speaking, his expression was slightly stunned.
Gawain He noticed the other party's slight abnormality: "Is there something wrong? "
"I left a 'clone' in the City of Dreams to deal with the situation. Now the clone has received the instructions," Daniel immediately replied, "An overflow pollution area has appeared outside the City of Dreams. Moreover, the contaminated area seemed a bit strange this time. The Supreme Bishops’ Conference asked me and several other archbishops to go check the situation. "
"Then go," Gawain nodded, but when Daniel was about to accept the order and retreat, he suddenly had some bold ideas, "Wait a minute. "
Daniel lowered his head: "Please give me your orders. "
Gawain smiled: "I'll go with you. "
"My Lord? "Daniel was a little surprised for a moment, but he soon understood Gawain's intention, "I understand - I will prepare enough safe springboards for you. "
Gawain hummed, and Daniel couldn't help but remind him: "Also, please be careful. I will be traveling with archbishop-level Eternal Sleepers, and there may even be people from the Pope. Watching, they can easily detect abnormal fluctuations in the spiritual network..."
As soon as the words fell, the old mage himself felt that something was wrong. He thought that he should not be so bold as to remind a powerful "outside the territory" "Rogue" pay attention to safety, and said: "I overstepped my bounds, my lord, I shouldn't doubt you..."
"Don't worry," Gawain interrupted Daniel calmly, "We Go ahead and prevent those archbishops from becoming suspicious of you. ”
Daniel had no other words, he just saluted Gawain, and then the light and shadow scene around the two people suddenly shook and shattered silently.
The bright sunshine shone on him, In just a blink of an eye, Gawain was already standing in the city of dreams, standing in a majestic circular square surrounded by hundreds of decorative columns and sprinkled with golden leaves on the edge.
There were only a few people standing not far away in the square. Gawain soon saw the woman wearing a long white dress, with a gentle and peaceful smile, and holding a lantern in her hand - she stood facing Gawain. The lantern in her hand is obviously a "copy" made in the dream world - after all, the original is now gone. It was in the hands of Gawain and had been dismantled into parts by Rebecca and a group of people.
But in this world that relies on spiritual power., there is no difference in the functions of the copy and the original.
Next to Selina Gale's avatar is a taller man with a gentle temperament, wearing a scholar-style robe and a monocle.
Judging from his temperament and position, he should be another Archbishop of the Eternal Sleeper.
Daniel stood opposite the two people and was talking to them about something.
Gawain glanced at his side and saw that Daniel, who was originally standing next to him, had long disappeared - obviously, his "information" had been reunited with the "doppelgänger" in front of Selina. Fusion, but no one can discover this process.
In addition to the three archbishops, there were three figures wearing standard black robes and owl masks standing next to them. Those should be the special operations personnel of the Eternal Sleeper - directly affected. The Supreme Council of Bishops or the Papal Command, the kind that handles confidential matters.
Advanced tool people don’t need to care much.
Gawain checked his condition and then strode forward boldly.
Everyone in the square was indifferent, as if they had subconsciously ignored the appearance of the uninvited guests.
Gawain couldn't help but smile.
If he had just penetrated into the spiritual network, he would not have dared to act as boldly as he does today. After all, at that time he only occupied the authority of a high-level cultist and had little understanding of the network. The control and control are also very limited, so much so that when seeing Selena Gerfen, you have to worry about whether you will be recognized, but today is different from the past.
The Mind Network already has perfect address recognition technology - designed by him.
There is a more efficient identity expression technology on the Internet - also designed by him.
There are also the latest "stealth" vulnerabilities, thousands of disguised springboards, hidden data ports... he designed them.
He came to Daniel openly and openly, listened to their conversation, and casually looked at the strange, gentle male archbishop.
A light screen that could not be detected by others immediately appeared above the latter's head, with clear letters displayed on it:
Yuri, Archbishop, male, high-level pinnacle.
Current location: Typhon-Soutini Province-Halentan Valley.
Is this person called "Yuri"...
Gawain glanced at the Archbishop of the Ever-Sleeping One named Yuri and sighed in his heart.
Unfortunately, he is not bald, and there is no tube in the back of his head.
Of course, in the real world, he might be intubated - or he might be bald.
Gawain himself was complaining and teasing in his heart, but he quickly gathered his slightly divergent thoughts without any interest - these jokes from the earth, he could only tell them in his mind. Listened to myself.
While listening to Daniel and Archbishop Yuri discussing the details of the operation, he looked at theThe line fell on several other Eternal Sleeper priests, who also had words appearing on their heads, but some were detailed and some were simple.
Finally, his eyes casually glanced at Selina Gerfen.
At first, he didn’t pay much attention, because he already knew this “Dream Saint”. Although he didn’t know how she survived to this day like Bertila, he at least knew about Celine. Na Gerfen's true identity.
But when the words rose from the latter's head, Gawain's eyes suddenly froze.
Selena Gerfen, Archbishop (death), female, soul body.
Current location: Ansu/Revision/Cecil Empire-Southern Territory.